Elmo and a Rock
Elmo and a Rock
How a childhood puppet reveals the complication of adult sexuality
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Last year in 2022, an older video from Sesame Street, particularly one of the favorite characters Elmo, went viral. The video went viral because Elmo was "losing his shit" with Zoe due to her fascination with her pet rock "Rocco."
There were many clips of Elmo visibly frustrated with Zoe and her pet rock, but the funniest clip was when Gabby gave an oatmeal raisin cookie, Elmo's favorite, to Rocco. From the New York Times, we read the following:
"Elmo wants the oatmeal raisin cookie, which is on a counter. Next to the cookie is a rock.
But as Elmo reaches for it, his furry red hand is stopped by an orange one that belongs to Zoe, another "Sesame Street" character, who is concerned for the rock, a pet named Rocco.
"No, no, no — wait, Elmo," Zoe says. "Rocco says that he wants the oatmeal raisin cookie."
And it is at this point that Elmo — a children's character usually associated with innocence, lighthearted fun and playfulness — reaches his breaking point.
"Rocco?" Elmo says, sounding astonished. "Rocco's a rock, Zoe! Rocco won't know the difference!"
And when Zoe insists that Rocco will, indeed, know the difference, Elmo goes from incredulous to angry.
"How?" Elmo retorts. "How is Rocco going to eat that cookie, Zoe? Tell Elmo. Rocco doesn't even have a mouth. Rocco's just a rock! Rocco's not alive!""
This clip is from 2004, and on the one hand, this clip of sensible frustration could be predictive programming to show how individuals would feel in the future.
The New York Times attempts to propagandize and spin the 2022 article by saying Elmo's frustration is how the vaccinated people felt during the height of the pandemic, but now since a plethora of studies and new information have come out to show that there was some credit to the unvaccinated, it almost appears that it's the unvaccinated who may be feeling the frustration as the camp of the vaccinated tries to avoid addressing specific topics.
So there are many ways we can interpret Elmo and Rocco's feud, but I think one way that this feud needs to be examined is from the perspective of the topic of gender fluidity. In this article, we'll discuss how Elmo's frustration goes deeper than just oatmeal cookies; instead, it provides insight into the matter we see taking place in our society.
Disclaimer: This is not a hateful piece, as hatred is evil and should not be tolerated. This article is to address legitimate concerns that many are encountering.
Within the article, we will address the following:
How Kevin Samuels's Role Model, Jordan Peterson, rose to fame and what that means regarding “What is a Woman?”
Gabrielle Union's speech on Civil and Transgender rights
What might be behind this agenda?
Because everyone knows there's an agenda here, this sure will be an exciting read. So please sit back, and relax because we're going for a ride.
Toxic Masculinity
The late Kevin Samuels gained a reputation online for "telling it as it is." His messages called out women for their unrealistic expectations to attain a “high-value man.” The theme behind being a high-value man resonated with a lot of popularity because, despite his harsh delivery, there was a lot of truth to his message. And the thing about the truth is you can't argue with it. So he gained a lot of followers.
However, if you listen to Samuels, he always mentions, "don't judge me by these 30-second clips; judge me by the intent of my work done for my two-hour podcast." I checked out one of his podcasts and was very impressed with his delivery, tone, and message. I was very impressed for an hour and 30mins, and then you have the 30min clips for what he's famous for.